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Northern Cross Rail Road Company stock certificate issued to the Trustees of the Knox Manual Labor College

Body of Side A: Be it known that the Trustees of the Knox Manual Labor College is the Proprietor of Sixty Shares of the Capital Stock of the NORTHERN CROSS RAILROAD COMPANY, which is transferable only on the books of the Company by the said Trustees or their Attorney, in accordance with the by-laws, and on the surrender of this Certificate. In Witness Whereof, We, the Northern Cross Railroad Company, by our President and Secretary, have hereunto af-fixed our signatures at the city of Quincy, this Ninth day of October A. D. 1854 [signed] John C. Cox (Sec'y) N. Bushnell (Pres.)
Body of side B: Know all Men by these Presents, that__________the undersigned, for value received, have bargained, sold, assigned and transferred, and by these presents do bargain, sell, assign and transfer_________________________________________________Shares of the Capital Stock of the NORTHERN CROSS RAIL ROAD COMPANY, standing in__________name on the books of said Company, and do hereby constitute and appoint______________________________________true and lawful attorney, irrevocable for____________and in_____________name and stead, but to_________use, to sell, assign, transfer and set over all or any part of the said Stock, for that purpose to make and execute all necessary acts of assignment and transfer, and one or more persons to substitute with like power, hereby ratifying and confirming all that_____________said attorney or____________substitute shall lawfully do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,________have hereto set______________hand and seal the___________day of_________________________________18 Sealed and delivered in the presence of